Coal Power Plants in Illinois
Illinois has 29 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, 16 of them retired, one partly retired and one partly retired with no operable coal units according to EIA-860. Together they total 16.1 GW of nameplate capacity, 7.7 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX (1,894 MW), operated by DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC.
29Plants
16.1 GWCombined capacity
All 29 coal plants in Illinois
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX | 1,894 | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | 1970 |
| POWERTON | 1,786 | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | 1972 |
| JOLIET 29 Retired 2023 | 1,320 | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | · |
| KINCAID GENERATION LLC | 1,319 | DOMINION ENERGY SERVICES CO | 1967 |
| NEWTON | 1,235 | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | 1977 |
| JOPPA STEAM Retired 2022 | 1,100 | ELECTRIC ENERGY INC | · |
| COFFEEN Retired 2019 | 1,005 | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | · |
| WILL COUNTY Retired 2022 | 898 | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | · |
| WAUKEGAN Partly retired | 794 | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | 1968 |
| E D EDWARDS Retired 2022 | 780 | AMEREN ENERGY RESOURCES GENERATING CO. | · |
| DALLMAN Partly retired | 668 | CITY OF SPRINGFIELD - (IL) | 2009 |
| WOOD RIVER Retired 2016 | 500 | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | · |
| HAVANA Retired 2019 | 488 | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | · |
| DUCK CREEK Retired 2019 | 441 | AMEREN ENERGY RESOURCES GENERATING CO. | · |
| MARION | 422 | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOP | 1963 |
| JOLIET 9 Retired 2023 | 360 | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | · |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND DECATUR | 335 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO | 1987 |
| HENNEPIN POWER STATION Retired 2019 | 306 | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | · |
| FISK STREET | 289 | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | 1968 |
| TATE & LYLE DECATUR PLANT COGEN | 62 | TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS INC | 1989 |
| INGREDION ILLINOIS | 55 | INGREDION INC - ILLINOIS | 1991 |
| PEARL STATION | 24 | PRAIRIE POWER, INC | 1973 |
| TUSCOLA STATION Retired 2021 | 18 | DTE TUSCOLA, LLC | · |
| JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKS Retired 2015 | 10 | JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKS CO | · |
| LAKESIDE | 5 | CITY OF SPRINGFIELD - (IL) | 2002 |
| CRAWFORD Retired 2012 | · | MIDWEST GENERATIONS EME LLC | · |
| HUTSONVILLE Retired 2011 | · | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | · |
| MEREDOSIA Retired 2011 | · | AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING CO | · |
| VERMILION Retired 2011 | · | DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION INC | · |